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Humility017:
right now...we have 3 RB....shehu,ebuehi and aina and for LB...we have just idowu. and iwobi playing AM....that one is left to rohr who still keep fielding etebo there...

I wish I can talk to him.....

Omeruo is still an option for right back, but in all, l think Shehu is establishing himself in that keenly contested position.

tbaba1234:
My prediction was spot on, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Nigeria and Egypt..

I think this is the best for Africa at the moment, only Ghana is missing (if we had six slots though).

Morocco officially in Russia.

The Moroccans definitely deserve to be at the World cup. I remember telling safarigirl the last time, that the lvoriens were so poor against Mali and it would be difficult for them against the Moroccan side if such dismal performance against Mali was anything to go by.

Talent always makes things easier, it makes your football sexy, with hardwork it is a plus, but even more important from where l stand is Discipline, something Ronaldinho and Ronaldo De Lima learnt the hard way.

2-0

TheGoodJoe:
My Super Eagles starting eleven.
https://img.startingeleven.co.uk/usr/a/5a06a3b1d3f49.jpg

Also my preferred line up. I also think uzoho and Ajiboye should be the replacements for Ezenwa not Akpeyi. A certain Alampsu is also coming through the ranks.

dabossman:
Argentina barely made it to the world cup. Same with Portugal. They both had to win their last group games to avoid playoffs. Italy is not sure yet. Neither is Australia. Holland missed out totally. So did the USA. Yet teams like Iceland, Panama, Iran, Saudi Arabia qualified from their regions.

The dynamics of qualifiers where you have roughly 5 days to prepare for each game are different from a tournament you have at least 3 weeks of camping to prepare for.

That said, no matter how well prepared we are for the World Cup it would take a lot for us to get to the last 8 or beyond. The type of teams we get in our group could mean a first round exit. Nigeria is not exactly a powerhouse in world football no matter how patriotic we want to be. We have the potential to be, but that is only if we get our football development right at youth level.

Let's not get our hopes up too high. Just cheer the team on for as long as they are in the tournament. Miracles do happen.

We are talking about reaching the last four or last eight at least. You don't have to be a superpower for that, just get a lighter group. The ranking already shows we are no powerhouse but games like these should be won to improve our ranking so as to steal a more favourable group. The game against Argentina is also one to at least avoid defeat

NNAMDIII:
Bro please did Nigeria qualify?

No, now we must wait till 2026.

John Ogu aside the goal wasn't that bad in my opinion and should go alongside Onazi and Ndidi to Russia.

This is for Mickael2 who argued the Algerians played better, the stats indicates otherwise in terms of possession, shots on targets and passes completed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbVIhOlhrV3/

sontoly:
is this a joke or u want to be stupid this night?

on what ground will he be sacked?, be careful of what u take cos even u can never win a single match if u r d coach.

I think he was kidding.

Icon79:
Yea, the biggest discovery today is that we now have a decent LB. I will scream blue murder if Echiejile ever starts ahead of Aina again.
I think the team is gradually getting set. We still need a true top striker along with another playmaker besides Mikel.


O pari

Yah maybe a joel obi would do, also onyekuru should be in that team. The problem now is that center forward position.

Joebie:
smh

Ogu is better than Mickel Agu in that position.

TheGoodJoe:
Few players that really stood out for me despite the atrocious conditions the players played on where

John Ogu
Balogun
Shehu Abdullahi
Iwobi
Ekong to some extent

I agree with this list except for Balogun though.

tbaba1234:
I disagree, we did not deserve to lose.. The only chances for Algeria were slip-ups from Ezenwa

Thank you jarry, the Algerians were way poorer than we were.

Humility017:
if you were in his shoes how will you feel...ola who came yesterday is already playing full 90 mins...
why do you think the English coach is capping Abraham and co....

you need give this guys sense of belonging...
keep inviting him every time to make up the numbers.....

show them that you believe in them...
give him few minutes under his belt...it is good for his confidence......
a very inconsequential match like this would have been better if he was allowed to play few minutes....

after all he is not doing badly for his club....

Ebuehi can only play as a replacement for first choice Shehu and there's also Omeruo there. We've been having problems at the left back and Aina seems to be the only replacement for now until Maybe Brian ldowu shows up as well.

tbaba1234:
Ogu shown both his strengths and weaknesses today.

I'll still make do with an Ogu over an Agu though.

Mickael2:
they were missing 3 defenders plus Benteleb, that is 4 players missing so yes they were weakened very well.

Cc tbaba

What about us, were we strengthened?

Mujtahida:
Habaaa you first said we won't win. Later on you said we would lose. Habaaa be honest na

Me sef tire for the bros o.

tbaba1234:
Algeria was only weakened in defence..

I also wonder why he calls it a weakened Algerian team.

Mickael2:
the coach simply did not employ the tactics that would suit the available players, quite predictable as well. Bar that goal and that counter from Iwobi I doubt we created any other dangerous situation all 90mins against a weakened Algerian team, dead rubber or not it was poor.


I already knew we wouldn't win, I expected a good performance though

But this is an Algerian team complete with their stars against a Nigerian team without Moses and Mickel, and having a few rookies in the line up.

forgiveness:
Why did this coach invite Ebuehi yet refused to cap him? If this boy later become super star and Holland comes knocking, does he think the poor boy will still come here and be warming bench?

I have seen that the coach has decided to drop some players without given them the chance to prove themselves hence the need not to play dem at all during the WC qualifiers.

Ebuehi's time would come, there are many games to play, even cup of nations qualifiers. Ebuehi is young, and definitely for the future.

Mickael2:
with better finishing we would have lost embarrasingly and you know it, they were EASILY the better team.


Meanwhile I said WE WOULD NOT WIN, I added that we would lose after we saw the list of invitees but due to injuries the team was almost completely changed

Algeria was not the better team at all.

Jayceon:
Spain,Italy,SA,etc

BokoHaram refugees in Spain, Italy and SA? What the hell are you smoking man? Are you talking about BH refugees or simply about immigrants in those countries? Or maybe you're just a troll, cos l can't believe one could be so ignorant.

Jayceon:
Oh yes we should.BH has not only affected them but international community as well.If BH is defeated all these countries in the world won't be having to deal with Nigerian "refugees" anymore

You mean Cameroon and Chad? Cameroon is the only country where the refugees take refuge, a large no of them are also in camps within Nigeria(not outside Nigeria), so what countries in the world are you referring to? I don't think you know what you are talking about.

PureWaterNylon:
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He just said you don't need to be in a relationship, so how does the girlfriend issue come into this again? It's just a narrative of his findings and it's not necessary to agree with him completely or otherwise.

Kenyanstar:
The ranking is done in terms of size/number of admitted soldiers, not necessarily on strength. The population of Nigeria vis a vis Kenya comes into play when putting into consideration the 2 forces. Each unit of a military infantry, company or colon has almost a similar number worldwide.
Don't believe any statistics from Nigeria; just follow the money; For example Nigeria's Defence budget is mere 0.9B usd (290B Naira). That is really minuscule and that is why their military is one big joke who cannot beat Boko haram all these years without asking for USA help and can't rescue those poor girls.Kenya defence budget is definitely more than 1B USD. Way bigger than Nigeria's. Including the police force...the budget last I checked for Kenya was 2.5B Usd. Kenya police may be the worst..but wait till you see Nigeria police with really cheap looking uniforms.

Kenya defence budget -Sh124 billion(1.25B USD)
Nigeria defence budget -shs 290B Naira (0.9B USD)

Kenya Police & NSIS (Intelligence budget) - 140B (1.4BUSD)
Nigeria -?

Total defence & police budget in kenya is close to 3B usd - and in 2yrs it's projected to be more than 5B USD - or in Naira -1.5 trillion smiley smiley

Looking at the entry salary for Nigeria soldier - they would earn 15,000ksh (150 usd per month) - just about the minimum salary in Kenya - while a kenya soilder at entry level would be earning nearly 3 times that!!!!!!!!!! Naija major earns less than 1,000usd...a kenya is making 4,000usd. That is problem of trying to sustain a 100,000 military with less than 1B usd budget. Kenya's learner force of 20,000 is definitely more lethal, more professional and well remunerated - and you never find them overthrowing a joke of gov with 500B USD gdP - but that pays salary a watch guard in kenya armed with baton is not paid. Nigeria army must be the most disgruntled lot.

Dunno why, but l find your post amusing. Nigeria buys weapons from the U.S, but has never required their help to defeat BokoHaram.
Also the ranking of firepower is not merely based on size but also strength.

Eko Pearl Tower.

Tedassie:
Aww,nice structures







But i hate to burst your bubble,folks this Eko Atlantic that you guys are making noise about will probably be reserved for just the aristocrats,the elites. No common man that can barely feed himself three square meals will smell that place. Besides we know how DIRTY indigent Lagosians can be,before we realize it on moving in there trust them to turn that place to a pig sty!

#alomotruth
#lemecomanbegoing
#my2cents

The idea is still Good, if the super rich go there, then prices in the other wealthy parts of Lagos islands would reduce, allowing more of the middle class to move in, this is how development begins.
Normally, cities are well planned and are not immediately occupied by the very poor.

TayserMahiri:
This narrative wont really sell to Kenyans. Try another one. Why are they not trooping to Tanzania, or Uganda or even Sudan? Kenya is attractive like nothing its becoming the second South Africa to Nigerians. An please dude, I dont think Nigerians blow things outta proportion. Buhari himself is enough and the Zuma statue cannot be blown out of proportion. As a matter of fact I think Nigerians are not as good in blowing things out of proportion if the statue is still standing. All in all I know Naija will get things right but could be when the young generation takes over, which seems impossible

Nigerians are also trooping to Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, etc. Douala Cameroon has a very large population of Nigerians as well. It may be that there's an inherent belief in Nigerians that the grass could be much greener on the other side, no matter where.

slex:
show me a south african that comes to Nigeria, defrauds nigerians and fellow SA citizens, engages in armed robbery, sells drugs and engages in hman trafficking. Pls note- This is not a tribe thing but i rarely hear news of an SA citizen engaging in the things mentioned above.

The sins of a small group is used to judge the rest both innocent and law abiding.

Argue with facts and figures and quote me.

My 2 cents.

Yeah that's why we should all be on our own since all Nigerians are like that.